This blog is devoted to the 1st Queensland sideface stamps (1878/9-1881), a fascinating aspect of Queensland philately. It is a work in progress and aims for comprehensiveness. There were five issues, 1d reddish brown / scarlet, 2d blue, 4d yellow, 6d green and 1 shilling violet / lilac, also a 1d overprint and 1d stamp duty. The stamps come from my and other collections, Ebay, Queensland Stamp Collecting Facebook Group, Stampboards.com & auctions. Contact:jeremy2929@gmail.com.

Saturday, March 12, 2016

2d. Queensland blue Queensband variety

The Queensband instead of Queensland variety is found once on every sheet at position no 46 on Die 1 type 2 stamps and is only found on plates 1 and 2 from 1879 to March 1880. They are known on theCrown Q (1st Type) Paper and the Crown Q (2nd Type) Paper as well as on the Burele Band paper. Only 1,000 copies of Queensband were printed on the Crown Q (1st Type) Paper and only 487 on the Burele Band paper, and so are great rarities. Examples on the Crown Q (2nd Type) Paper are also very scarce given that these plates were only in use from late 1879 to around March 1880 when the third plate was created Here are examples seen by meFor other 2d. Queensland varieties see here:

QueensBand instead of Queensland. Ex Butler and now in the collection of Carl Burnett

QueensBand instead of Queensland. Ex Butler and now in the collection of Carl Burnett

QueensBand instead of Queensland. From the collection of Carl Burnett

QueensBand instead of Queensland. Ex Butler and now in the collection of Carl Burnett

Seen on Stampboards

Seen at Premier Postal auction no 52. Ex Butler

Courtesy of Dave Elsmore

Seen at Phoenix Auction no 19

A superb example from a plate proof showing Queensband on the bottom right-hand stamp. Ex Manning and Griffith and now residing in a private collection